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Want to join the Alaska Legislature? Applications are open
Democrats have begun taking applications from Alaskans interested in representing the North Slope and Northwest Arctic Borough in…
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State marijuana testing inaccurate, board warns
Alaska’s marijuana regulators are warning that potency labels on marijuana packages may be inaccurate. In a Tuesday meeting…
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Two healthcare ballot initiatives for 2018 have been canceled
A pair of health care ballot initiatives seeking a place in Alaska’s 2018 election are dead for now.…
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Gov. Walker calls for more spending on jobs, public safety and oil company tax credits
Gov. Bill Walker on Friday unveiled his plan for a $10.6 billion state budget that includes spending from…
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Accused of sexual harassment, Rep. Westlake will resign from Legislature
Days after vowing to stay in office amid accusations of sexually harassing Capitol staffers, Rep. Dean Westlake says…
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Marijuana board orders Fairbanks manufacturer to close
The Alaska Marijuana Control Board has given the death penalty to one of Alaska’s largest manufacturers of edible…
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‘Edibles’ scandal hits Alaska’s marijuana board
Alaska’s one-year-old recreational marijuana industry faces a major test Friday morning as members of the Alaska Marijuana Control…
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New revenue forecast shrinks Alaska’s budget deficit a bit
Gov. Bill Walker will release his budget proposal for the fiscal year that starts July 1, and when…
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Accused of sexual harassment, Rep. Dean Westlake refuses to resign
Rep. Dean Westlake will not resign. In a statement issued late Tuesday, the Democrat from the Northwest Arctic…
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DOT plans to resurface Douglas’ 3rd Street in 2019
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities has announced plans for road work in the heart of…
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Alaska will not prosecute state senator who slapped a reporter
The state of Alaska will not prosecute Sen. David Wilson, R-Wasilla, for slapping an Anchorage Daily News reporter…
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Investigator says state senator did not ‘upskirt’ staffer
An internal legislative investigation has concluded that Sen. David Wilson, R-Wasilla, did not sexually harass a legislative staffer…
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Walker names members of climate change advisory panel
Gov. Bill Walker on Tuesday morning announced the members of his climate change advisory board. The board, established…
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Alaska Permanent Fund fails ‘stress test’ 48 percent of the time
A new analysis presented to the trustees of the Alaska Permanent Fund this week has determined that a…
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Young says Arctic drilling is priority from tax bill; Murkowski wants quality
Rep. Don Young is clear about what he wants from the Republican tax legislation being debated in Congress.…
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Deputy Mayor Nankervis seeks to leap from city hall to Capitol
Deputy Mayor Jerry Nankervis doesn’t let much get in the way of his fall deer hunt. That includes…
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Father of child who shot himself arrested on weapons charge
ANCHORAGE — The father of a 5-year-old Alaska boy who fatally shot himself has been arrested on a…
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Commission delays cutting legislator pay until after elections
A state commission that recently proposed slashing legislator pay backed off from that decision on Tuesday. The State…
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Alaska boy finds gun in nightstand, fatally shoots himself
ANCHORAGE — A 5-year-old Anchorage, Alaska, boy died after finding a gun and shooting himself. Anchorage police said…
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Alaska gas pipeline may face 2018 funding crunch
The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation came back from China with a roadmap to build a trans-Alaska natural gas…